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I really like the bigxtop bag. It deserves far more hype than it gets. The way it manages to hang is true wizardry and I love the rando style flap. The only things I would change about is is stretchy mesh pockets. That said it's going to be replaced with something that will suit the rack a bit better.
In the current set up it's moved away with blocks so it just about leans on the rack but that was me messing around, it doesn't need a rack at all. If you route your cables so that they're coming out of the bottom of the bars and go straight down it won't bump against them severely because of the way it's designed.
I think the best solution to avoid cables being squashed is something like the restrap bumper bar, depending on your taste for that kind of thing. Haven't tried but it looks like it would work.
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Bleak. Love the “thin lipped SUV drivers”.
Glad it has all worked out with the bike, looking good.
I do like the look of that bigxtop bag, I’ve been thinking of similar but I can’t abide the idea of the bag resting against cables. I am looking for some kind of foam block that would help. I know you can get this type, to move a bag out from the bars at the top:
https://carradice.co.uk/shop/accessories/handlebar-spacers-for-saddlebags/
Maybe a stack of those between head tube and back of bag would work. As you say, though, there is then the dynamo light position to content with. I would get away with it on the bike in question but probably not with something as tall as the bigxtop.